BARCELONA, Spain, Nov. 8 -- The Autonomous University of Barcelona issued the following news: * * * Nobel Laureate Craig C. Mello recalls the discovery of RNA interference American researcher Craig C. Mello, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine or Physiology in 2006 for his discovery of the RNA interference, gave a conference on 5 November entitled "RNAi: A molecular spark in an information inferno" at the Hospital de Sant Pau. Professor Mello, who was presented by UAB Vice-Rector for  more

HEIDELBERG, Germany, Nov. 8 -- Heidelberg University issued the following news release: * * * New Research Building for the Engineering of Life-inspired Molecular Systems Launch ceremony marks the official start of the approx. 70-million-euro project * To advance the development of innovative engineering science strategies and technologies based on life-inspired molecular systems, Heidelberg University is set to get a new research facility. The building for "Life-inspired Engineering Molecu  more

NEW DELHI, India, Nov. 8 -- The Indian Institute of Technology Delhi issued the following news: * * * IIT Delhi Organises Open House; Showcases Cutting-Edge Research and Innovative Projects to Students, Industry, and Funding Agencies The 18th edition of the Open House, a flagship initiative by IIT Delhi wherein it showcases cutting-edge research done by its students and faculty to the funding agencies, industry, and school and college students, was organized on Saturday, November 8, 2025. Ar  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 8 -- The University of London - London School of Economics and Political Science issued the following news release: * * * Symposium explores the policy and research priorities needed to maximise AI's economic benefits The LSE Anthropic Economic Futures Symposium took place at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) on Wednesday 5 November, 2025. This half-day event convened leading policymakers, researchers, industry and civil society representatives t  more

LONDON, England, Nov. 8 -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Queen Mary Institute of Dentistry welcomes Iraqi postgraduate students On Wednesday 5 November 2025, Professor Christopher Tredwin, Dean and Director at the Institute of Dentistry, hosted the Cultural Attache of the Republic of Iraq in the United Kingdom, Professor Dr. Qusay Kamal Al-Din Al-Ahmadi. * The visit marked the arrival of 26 Iraqi students beginning master programmes this autumn in Dental   more

LONDON, England, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- Queen Mary University of London issued the following news: * * * Research first to show humans have remote touch "seventh sense" like sandpipers A study by researchers at Queen Mary University of London and University College London has found that humans have a form of remote touch, or the ability to sense objects without direct contact, a sense that some animals have. * This is the first time this sense has been observed in humans. Human touch is typic  more

GREATER MANCHESTER, England, Nov. 8 -- The University of Salford issued the following news: * * * Salford joins the COP conversation with LinkedIn video series As Brazil prepares for the annual COP30 next week, the University is launching a short-form video series, Talking COP, which aims to make complex climate and sustainability issues accessible and engaging for all audiences. Launching on Monday 10 November, the series will see Salford researchers explore key COP themes such as circula  more

MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * New finding at Giza Pyramids Detection of air-filled anomalies in Menkaure Pyramid could indicate new entrance * Researchers from Cairo University and TUM, as part of the ScanPyramids research project, have identified two hidden air-filled anomalies in the third-largest pyramid of Giza. The hypothesis of a possible entrance at this point on the eastern side of the Menkaure pyramid had exi  more

MUNICH, Germany, Nov. 8 (TNSjou) -- The Technical University of Munich issued the following news: * * * EXplained: SyNergy with Thomas Misgeld Systematically towards new therapies In our "EXplained" video series, we introduce the seven Clusters of Excellence at our university. One of these is the Munich Cluster for Systems Neurology - SyNergy, represented at TUM by Prof. Thomas Misgeld, Director of the Institute of Neuronal Cell Biology. Brain diseases such as Alzheimer's, multiple sclerosi  more

KUOPIO, Finland, Nov. 7 -- The University of Eastern Finland issued the following Q&A with visiting researcher Serajeddin Ebrahimian: * * * Doctoral defence of Serajeddin Ebrahimian, MSc, 28.11.2025: Influence of obstructive sleep apnea on cardiac repolarization - Modulatory effects of sleep stages, desaturations, and arousals The doctoral dissertation in the field of Applied Physics will be examined at the Faculty of Science, Forestry and Technology, Kuopio campus and online. * What is the  more

LIVERPOOL, England, Nov. 8 -- The University of Liverpool issued the following news release: * * * University of Liverpool and University College Dublin announce research collaboration plans The University of Liverpool and University College Dublin (UCD) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to deepen research collaboration between the two institutions, at a ceremony at Dublin's Royal Irish Academy on 4 November. The MoU sets out plans to establish a joint Research Seed Fund design  more

PORTSMOUTH, England, Nov. 8 -- The University of Portsmouth issued the following news: * * * University of Portsmouth expert gives evidence to Parliament on UK-US intelligence partnership Dr Dafydd Townley, a Senior Teaching Fellow in the University's Military Education Team, spoke before the House of Lords International Relations and Defence Committee * A University of Portsmouth academic has been invited to give evidence to Parliament on the future of the UK-US intelligence-sharing relati  more

COVENTRY, England, Nov. 8 -- The University of Warwick Business School issued the following news: * * * Governments cannot rely on pension funds to tackle climate change Author: Yuval Millo The climate activist group Extinction Rebellion had a clear warning for pension fund trustees while protesting at the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association's Local Authority Conference in 2019. "There's no such thing as a pension on a dead planet." Pension funds are a vital part of the UK economy,  more

UPPSALA, Sweden, Nov. 10 (TNSjou) -- Uppsala University issued the following news release: * * * New technology may enable precision treatment of pediatric brain tumours The malignant pediatric brain tumor medulloblastoma is driven by proteins deep within the cancer cells, for which there are often no effective drugs available. Researchers at Uppsala University have identified a new genetic technique that enables targeting of tumour cells with elevated levels of such proteins. The technique c  more